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Woods, Stacey; Hsu, Yu-Chang – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2020
Despite the high demand of careers in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) fields, the extent and access to focused K-12 STEM education varies across the country. K-12 school libraries with their democratization of resources including both high- and low-/no- tech equipment can fill gaps by implementing makerspaces in the school…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Elementary Secondary Education, School Libraries, Library Role
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Giles, Naomi – Knowledge Quest, 2020
The actions of a single librarian can bring about district support aimed at increasing students' equitable access to a strong school library. This article shares a success story from a sole school librarian who showed evidence of the school library's value and was able to double her contracted presence as the school's librarian.
Descriptors: School Libraries, Librarians, Advocacy, Librarian Teacher Cooperation
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Sannwald, Suzanne – Knowledge Quest, 2021
The idea of "reading the room" borrowed from the business world applies to how school library professionals can identify and responsively meet the needs of users. By stepping up to do work even when it is not requested, and yet in alignment with our mission, we can help sustain our library programs.
Descriptors: School Libraries, Library Personnel, Library Role, Library Education
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Faten Hamad; Maha Elfadel; Hussam Fakhouri; Asmaa Abu-Qaadan – New Review of Academic Librarianship, 2024
The evolving role of academic libraries in fostering sustainable communities, particularly through climate change literacy, has gained prominence recently. A questionnaire study with 203 academic library staff in Jordan highlighted these libraries' significant role in advancing Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The findings underline libraries…
Descriptors: Climate, Multiple Literacies, Academic Libraries, Library Role
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Alexandra Hill; Andrew Cox – New Review of Academic Librarianship, 2024
Academic libraries in the UK are playing a more prominent role in the mental health and wellbeing of students. Wellbeing collections have emerged as one way to do this but are under-researched. The aim of this paper is to investigate the development of wellbeing collections at UK institutions. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Academic Libraries, Well Being, Library Role
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Katy Miller; Chereeka Garner – Journal of Library & Information Services in Distance Learning, 2024
Academic Libraries continuously strategize ways to infuse information literacy into the classroom. The libraries at a large research university created ten standalone information literacy courses in a learning management system (LMS) to be used as supplemental materials in credit-bearing courses. This article will outline the creation of the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Information Literacy, Learning Modules, Learning Analytics
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Suwarto, Dyna Herlina; Setiawan, Benni; Machmiyah, Siti – Electronic Journal of e-Learning, 2022
The expansion of digital technology presents both obstacles and opportunities, particularly for young people. Consequently, educational institutions have been developing digital literacy curriculums. Since digital literacy is not yet included in the national curriculum as a compulsory subject, private schools have constructed digital literacy…
Descriptors: Technological Literacy, Elementary School Students, Teaching Methods, Foreign Countries
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Freeman, Jacqueline L.; Downing, Karen E.; Myers, Claire; Thorsen, Allison; York, Jeremy; Muller, Joseph; Yakel, Elizabeth – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2022
Librarians continually seek innovative ways to integrate library expertise and resources into campus research endeavors. Although qualitative research has grown across disciplines, researchers using these methods often receive little campus-based support. The authors investigate this shortfall in support of qualitative researchers through…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Academic Libraries, Library Services, Librarians
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Huff-Eibl, Robyn; Teetor, Travis – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2023
This paper describes efforts at the University of Arizona Libraries (UAL) in Tucson to improve access to the Internet and technology during the COVID-19 pandemic and as the libraries continue to adapt to hybrid instructional modalities. The authors highlight how their institution leveraged campus data and new partnerships to better meet students'…
Descriptors: Internet, Access to Computers, Academic Libraries, Library Services
Matt King; Jenna Kammer – Knowledge Quest, 2023
To confront the sense of isolation created by a global pandemic, a rise in book challenges, and navigating newly enacted laws pertaining to school and classroom libraries, school librarians can achieve a positive impact by creating inclusive communities for their students, while also engaging with their own professional communities to increase…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, School Libraries, Library Role
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Matteson, Miriam L.; Gersch, Beate – Journal of Information Literacy, 2020
Extending from existing research on how public libraries offer information literacy (IL) instruction through classes or programs, the purpose of this research was to explore how public librarians provide IL instruction through individual interactions with patrons. US public librarians recorded their impressions of instructional interactions over a…
Descriptors: Information Literacy, Library Instruction, Public Libraries, Library Role
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Force, Donald; Wiles, Bradley J. – Journal of Library & Information Services in Distance Learning, 2020
This presentation reports on a survey of academic librarians and their attitudes on several interrelated professional issues in the online for-profit college and university environment. Librarians from this sector offer a unique perspective on librarianship best practices for online educational delivery. They also present a clearheaded…
Descriptors: Virtual Universities, Proprietary Schools, Library Role, Academic Libraries
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Mayer, Jennifer; Dineen, Rachel; Rockwell, Angela; Blodgett, Jayne – College & Research Libraries, 2020
How libraries affect student success has become an increasingly important question to many academic librarians. To investigate this phenomenon, we explored student success via two approaches in this multimethod study: (1) through individual student interviews to capture the student voice; and (2) through hierarchical linear and logistic modeling…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Academic Libraries, Academic Achievement, Library Role
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Alex Mada; Heather Sloan; Giselle M. Aviles; Seonaid Valiant; Michelle Guittar, Editor and Compiler – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2024
At the 2023 American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference, the International Relations Committee, Americas Subcommittee invited panelists from academic, research, and public libraries to discuss various ways of sharing Indigenous-made materials from the United States and Latin America in the panel, "Sharing Knowledge: Projects and…
Descriptors: Indigenous Populations, Users (Information), Academic Libraries, Indigenous Knowledge
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Susan Alison Bolton – College & Research Libraries, 2024
In 2020 a University of Saskatchewan Library Working Group investigated liaison librarian workloads across disciplines to help develop a clearer understanding of variance in disciplinary needs, which would then help inform equitable annual liaison assignments. This article describes the process and data used to compare liaison workloads across the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Librarians, Librarian Attitudes, Faculty Workload
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